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Bradley names side to face Bath

Michael Bradley has made eight changes to his side and two positional switches
Michael Bradley has made eight changes to his side and two positional switches

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has named his side to play Bath in the European Challenge Cup tomorrow night (Sportsground, KO 7pm).

He has made eight changes and two positional switches from the side that played Munster on New Year's Eve.

Mark McHugh moves from out-half to inside centre and Paul Warwick moves to out half from outside centre.

Ted Robinson, John Hearty, Michael Swift, Matt Lacey, Conor O'Loughlin, Adrian Flavin, Conor McPhillips and Brendan O'Connor are all recalled to the starting line up in place of Darren Yapp, Gavin Williams, David Gannon, Ray Ofisa, Chris Keane, John Fogarty, Keith Matthews and John Muldoon.

Fogarty, Ofisa, Keane, and Yapp are on the bench along with utility back Peter Durcan and second row David McGowan, lining out for the first time this season.

Mark McHugh will captain the side.


Connacht team: Daniel Riordan; Ted Robinson, John Hearty, Mark McHugh (c), Conor McPhillips; Paul Warwick, Conor O'Loughlin; Brett Wilkinson, Adrian Flavin, Stephen Knoop; Michael Swift, Andrew Farley; Brendan O'Connor, Matt Lacey, Colm Rigney.

Replacements: John Fogarty, Brett Sturgess, David McGowan, Ray Ofisa, Chris Keane, Peter Durcan, Darren Yapp.

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